Faucet attachment



July 11, 1939. P. A. GREENE FAUCET ATTACHMENT Filed July 6, 1938 faZJeYZEF: /%Q1 azzwfareem Patented July 11, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to improvements in faucet attachments especially adapted for connecting sections of hose therewith, the primary object of the invention being to provide a simple and eco- 5 nomical attachment of the character indicated so constructed and arranged as to permit the attachment thereof to faucets of various sizes.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and 10 arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which 15 Fig. 1 is a top plan view of an attachment embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 a side view of the same;

Fig. 3 an enlarged section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

20 Fig. 4 a section taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing a slightly modified form of construction.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 comprises an outer flexible rubber casing Ill having a socket II in the upper portion thereof. A flexible tubular rubber insert I2 is arranged to fit snugly within the socket II to rest against the bottom thereof, as shown. The insert I2 is provided with an annular downwardly tapering ring or shoulder I3 arranged to fit as shown into a correspondingly shaped groove in the wall of the casing I thereby interlocking said insert with said casing. Another flexible tubular rubber insert I4 fits snugly within the insert I2 as shown, and is provided with a supporting flange I at its top resting against the top of the insert I2. Insert I4 may also be provided with an interlocking shoulder 16 interlocking with a similarly shaped groove in the inner wall of the insert I2 as indicated. At its bottom the casing I0 is provided with a central discharge nipple I'I having three sharply pitched downwardly tapering securing rings or fins I8 adapted to be inserted in the end of a section of hose for connection with a faucet. The sharpness of the pitch of the shoulders I8 facilitates insertion thereof in the hose section and also insures maximum grip or engagement therewith.

50 A clamping band I9, preferably of spring steel is arranged as shown to surround the upper portion of the casing I0. One end 20 of said band is extended substantially radially, doubled upon itself and provided with a central perforation for 55 the passage of a clamping screw 2I secured thereto by a clamping nut 22, as shown. A clamping bracket is secured to the other end of band I9, said bracket comprising a wall 23 provided with a perforation 24 through which the end 25 of the 60 band I9 is secured as shown, there being a bend 26 in the band I9 to cause substantial tangential relation and secure close fit of the band to the casing it. At its outer end the wall 23 is perforated for the passage of the clamping screw 2I and a wing nut 28 is arranged on said screw to 5 tighten the band around the casing. The wall 23 is provided with side walls 29 slidably embracing the screw 2I and radial end 20 as shown. One of the side walls 29 is provided with a cross bar 30 extending under the other side wall 29 and having its end turned up to engage the same to prevent spreading of the side walls 29 in use. By this arrangement a simple and effective clamping member is provided for use in clamping the attachment on a faucet.

In use the attachment is adjusted to the size of the faucet to which it is to be attached by inserting or removing one or more of the inserts I2 and I4 and secured in place by means of the clamp as will be readily understood.

In the form of construction illustrated in Fig. 5, the casing I6 is somewhat larger than the casing illustrated in the other views and the socket II and clamping band I9 are also correspondingly increased in size. Otherwise these parts are precisely the same in construction and operation as those already described.

In this instance, three rubber inserts, 3|, 32, and 33 are shown as inserted in the socket I I thus affording a wider range of adjustment to different sizes of faucets. Otherwise the construction and arrangement is identical with that already described.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred forms of construction for carrying the in- 35 vention into effect, these are capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details disclosed, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modiflcations as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A clamp of the class described comprising a flexible circular clamping band having one end 5 extended radially and perforated; a tangentially arranged clamping screw passing through said perforation and secured to said radial end by a nut thereon; a bracket comprising an end wall tangentially secured to the other end of said band and provided with circumferentially extending side walls slidably embracing said screw and. said radial end, the secured end of said bracket being perforated for the passage of said screw; a cross bar on the inner edge of one of said side walls, extending across the gap between them and having its end turned up and engaging said other side wall; and a nut on the end of said screw.

PAUL ALBERT GREENE. 

